Gut Bug

Gut Bug

$38.60
RV53

Gut Bug is a practitioner-only listed medicine formulated with selected traditional Chinese medicine ingredients. It is intended for qualified healthcare practitioners seeking traditional support for spleen-qi, spleen fortification and intestinal threadworm / pinworm removal.

100 capsules | AUST L 375470

Each 500 mg capsule contains:

Atractylodes macrocephala rhizome dry extract 45 mg
Equivalent to dry rhizome 270 mg

Citrus reticulata fruit pericarp dry extract 25 mg
Equivalent to dry fruit pericarp 150 mg
Containing oxedrine 2.22 mg

Dioscorea oppositifolia root dry extract 40 mg
Equivalent to dry root 240 mg

Dolichos lablab seed dry extract 40 mg
Equivalent to dry seed 240 mg

Glycyrrhiza uralensis root and rhizome dry extract 15 mg
Equivalent to dry root and rhizome 90 mg

Inula helenium root dry extract 25 mg
Equivalent to dry root 150 mg

Lindera strychnifolia root dry extract 50 mg
Equivalent to dry root 300 mg

Quisqualis indica seed dry extract 50 mg
Equivalent to dry seed 300 mg

Raphanus sativus seed dry extract 45 mg
Equivalent to dry seed 270 mg

Sophora flavescens root dry extract 50 mg
Equivalent to dry root 300 mg

Sparganium stoloniferum tuber dry extract 20 mg
Equivalent to dry tuber 120 mg

Stemona japonica root dry extract 50 mg
Equivalent to dry root 300 mg

Wolfiporia cocos hyphae dry extract 45 mg
Equivalent to dry hyphae 270 mg

Traditionally used in Chinese medicine to:

  • tonify, nourish, strengthen and replenish spleen-qi
  • tonify, nourish, strengthen, replenish, fortify and invigorate the spleen
  • help remove intestinal threadworms / pinworms

Directions

Take 3 capsules before bed and 3 capsules in the morning, or as directed by a qualified healthcare practitioner.

Maximum daily dose: 6 capsules daily.

Dosage and duration should be determined by the treating healthcare practitioner based on individual assessment and must not exceed the ARTG-listed maximum daily dose.

Label statement

If symptoms persist, talk to your health professional.

This section is provided for qualified healthcare practitioners as professional education. It summarises selected ingredient-level, pathway-level and traditional-use research relating to spleen-qi support, digestive pattern assessment, intestinal threadworm / pinworm support and botanical constituent research. It does not represent additional ARTG indications for Gut Bug.

Gut Bug is relevant to practitioners interested in traditional Chinese medicine spleen-qi support, spleen fortification, digestive pattern assessment, intestinal threadworm / pinworm support and botanical vermifuge traditions.

Quisqualis indica seed is included as part of the traditional vermifuge profile. It has a long history of traditional use in Chinese herbal medicine, and recent analytical research has examined its volatile constituents and quality characteristics across different origins. This supports practitioner education around the botanical identity and traditional-use profile of Quisqualis indica.

Atractylodes macrocephala is traditionally used in Chinese medicine in spleen-qi and digestive-support contexts. Recent review literature has discussed Atractylodes macrocephala polysaccharides in relation to gut microbiota, immune modulation, gut–brain axis research and intestinal pathway models. This supports practitioner education around spleen-qi support and gastrointestinal ecology.

Atractylodes macrocephala and Raphanus sativus have also been studied together in preclinical constipation and gut microbiota research, including short-chain fatty acid and serotonin-related pathway discussion. This is relevant to ingredient-level digestive pathway education, without creating additional product indications.

Sophora flavescens is included as part of the broader traditional formula profile. Sophora-derived constituents have been discussed in professional literature in relation to phytochemistry, inflammatory pathways, antimicrobial pathway research and antiparasitic research. This information is provided as ingredient-level education only and should not be presented as a broad antimicrobial or anti-parasitic product claim.

Dioscorea oppositifolia, Dolichos lablab, Citrus reticulata, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Lindera strychnifolia, Stemona japonica, Wolfiporia cocos, Inula helenium and Sparganium stoloniferum are included as part of the broader traditional spleen-supporting and digestive pattern formula profile. Practitioner interest may include spleen-qi support, digestive comfort, Qi movement, dampness-related traditional concepts, botanical constituents and gastrointestinal environment research.

The combination of spleen-supporting, digestive-pattern and vermifuge traditional Chinese medicine ingredients supports practitioner education around spleen-qi, spleen fortification and intestinal threadworm / pinworm support.

This information is provided for practitioner education only and does not represent additional ARTG indications for Gut Bug.

References available to registered practitioners on request.